Breast-high (a.) High as the breast. |
Chair (n.) A movable single seat with a back. |
Chair (n.) An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but esp. that of a professor |
Chair (n.) The presiding officer of an assembly |
Chair (n.) A vehicle for one person |
Chair (n.) An iron block used on railways to support the rails and secure them to the sleepers. |
Chair (v. t.) To place in a chair. |
Chair (v. t.) To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. |
Easy-chair (n.) An armchair for ease or repose. |
High (v. i.) To hie. |
High (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface |
High (superl.) Regarded as raised up or elevated |
High (superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual |
High (superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like |
High (superl.) Of noble birth |
High (superl.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like |
High (superl.) Very abstract |
High (superl.) Costly |
High (superl.) Arrogant |
High (superl.) Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree |
High (superl.) Strong-scented |
High (superl.) Acute or sharp |
High (superl.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11. |
High (adv.) In a high manner |
High (n.) An elevated place |
High (n.) People of rank or high station |
High (n.) The highest card dealt or drawn. |
High (v. i.) To rise |
High-blown (a.) Inflated, as with conceit. |
High-bred (a.) Bred in high life |
High-built (a.) Of lofty structure |
High-church (a.) Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High, a. |
High-churchism (n.) The principles of the high-church party. |
High-churchman (n.) One who holds high-church principles. |
High-churchman-ship (n.) The state of being a high-churchman. |
High-colored (a.) Having a strong, deep, or glaring color |
High-colored (a.) Vivid |
High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches. |
High-fed (a.) Pampered |
High-finished (a.) Finished with great care |
High-flown (a.) Elevated |
High-flown (a.) Turgid |
High-flushed (a.) Elated. |
High-go (n.) A spree |
High-handed (a.) Overbearing |
High-hearted (a.) Full of courage or nobleness |
High-hoe (n.) The European green woodpecker or yaffle. |
High-holder (n.) The flicker |
High-low (n.) A laced boot, ankle high. |
High-mettled (a.) Having abundance of mettle |
high colonic | an enema that injects large amounts of fluid high into the colon for cleansing purposes |
musical chairs | a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance, the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors, shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment |
high jump | the act of jumping as high as possible over a horizontal bar |
musical chairs going to Jerusalem | a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players, when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated, then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated |
all fours high-low-jack | card games in which points are won for taking the high or low or jack or game |
high-low | poker in which the high and low hands split the pot |
jinks high jinks hijinks high jinx | noisy and mischievous merrymaking |
professorship chair | the position of professor, he was awarded an endowed chair in economics |
extravagance prodigality lavishness highlife high life | excessive spending |
treason high treason lese majesty | a crime that undermines the offender's government |
high technology high tech | highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) |
high-angle fire | fire from a cannon that is fired at an elevation greater than that for the maximum range |
high fidelity hi-fi | the reproduction of sound with little or no distortion |
High Mass | a solemn and elaborate Mass with music |
high finance | large and complex financial transactions (often used with the implication that those individuals or institutions who engage in them are unethical) |
stepper high stepper | a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting |
alto relievo alto rilievo high relief | a sculptural relief in which forms extend out from the background to at least half their depth |
Army High Performance Computing Research Center AHPCRC | a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications, a partnership of government and university and industry |
Aswan High Dam High Dam | one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt |
barber chair | a large fixed adjustable chair in which barbers seat their customers |
bath chair | a wheelchair usually pushed by an attendant, as at a spa |
boatswain's chair bosun's chair | a seat consisting of a board and a rope, used while working aloft or over the side of a ship |
camp chair | a light folding chair |
captain's chair | a wooden armchair with a saddle seat and a low back that has vertical spindles |
chair | a seat for one person, with a support for the back, he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down |
chair | a particular seat in an orchestra, he is second chair violin |
chair of state | a ceremonial chair for an exalted or powerful person |
chairlift chair lift | a ski lift on which riders (skiers or sightseers) are seated and carried up or down a mountainside, seats are hung from an endless overhead cable |
deck chair beach chair | a folding chair for use outdoors, a wooden frame supports a length of canvas |
dress hat high hat opera hat silk hat stovepipe top hat topper beaver | a man's hat with a tall crown, usually covered with silk or with beaver fur |
Eames chair | a chair designed by Charles Eames, originally made of molded plywood, seat and back shaped to fit the human body |
easy chair lounge chair overstuffed chair | a comfortable upholstered armchair |
electric chair chair death chair hot seat | an instrument of execution by electrocution, resembles an ordinary seat for one person, the murderer was sentenced to die in the chair |
fighting chair | a fixed chair from which a saltwater angler can fight a hooked fish |
folding chair | a chair that can be folded flat for storage |
hi-fi high fidelity sound system | equipment for the reproduction of sound with high fidelity |
high altar | the main altar in a church |
high-angle gun | a cannon that can be fired at a high elevation for relatively short ranges |
highchair feeding chair | a chair for feeding a very young child, has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray |
high gear high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
high-hat cymbal high hat | cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
high table | a dining table in a dining-hall raised on a platform, seats are reserved for distinguished persons |
high-warp loom | a handloom in which the warp is carried vertically, for weaving tapestry |
high wire | a tightrope very high above the ground |
horizontal bar high bar | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends |
knee-high knee-hi | a sock or stocking that reaches up to just below the knees |
ladder-back ladder-back chair | a chair with a ladder-back |
lawn chair garden chair | chair left outside for use on a lawn or in a garden |
main street high street | street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town |